The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-21
OUR GREAT CAPTAIN.
"Reminiscences of General Leo from Gem
oral Longs Book.
(From tho New York Sun

(From tho New York SUM
We arc told that only twice during th
biographcr's prolonged intimacy wit
Lee was the latter seen to lose his tenn
per, and that one of these lapses from
self. control occurred at Sharpsburg
Lice, it seems, "was riding along
little IN the rear Of the line when ht
came across soldier who had stolen anC
killed pig, which he was surreptitious
~ conveying to his quarters. Positive
| orders having been given against pillage
of every kind i'll Maryland, this fragrant
disregard of his commands threw the
General into hot passion. Though
usual greatly disinclined to capital pun
iShment, he determined to make an OK
ample of this skulking pilferar, and
ordered the man to be arrested and taken
back to Jackson, with directions to have
him shot" Tho Puritan General, to
whom Scriptural precedents were quite
as familiar rs they had been to Crom-
wells officers, "could not quito sec the
utility of the culprit's execution, when
men were already scarce, and it struck
hln that it would answer the purpose
quite rs well to put the follow in the
'front.' ranks Of the army at the most
threatened point" He accordingly
treated him as David is reported to have
served tho husband OF Bathsheba,
"plocing him where his chance Of being
shot was excellent. The fellow, though
fond Of clandcstinc pork, was not want
ing i'll courage, and behaved gallantly.
Ho redeemed his credit by his bravery,
coming through the heat Of the fight
unSc4thcd, and thus though he lost his
pig, he may be said to have saved his
bacon"
The author appropriately concludes
the chapter assigned to Gettysburg,
where the star of the Confcdcracy's
fortunes passed into irrcparablc eclipse,
with the following anccdotc, which rests
only ON newspaper authority, but
Wluch General Long deems worthy of
pehot Nnd reproduction, because it is SO
strangely Consonput with his own obser-
NIltor8 CT lees layge-minded and in
FanNhIy cUnSidcrHto attitude toward
Onion mcm. .Iir, stony WAS originally
tGld ny "Gmnd Army" man, who had
been viewing tn" panorama OF the battle
OF Gettysburg, and who said: Il was in
the battle OF Getty SlIurg myself, and an
lhcluCut occurred there which largely
changed my views of the Southern Dco-
pie. ] had been Il most bitter anti-S0uth
lE"h, iud Fought unG cursed the Confed-
crates desperately. / could see nothing
Epod IN any Of thom. Tho last day of
tn" fight WAS badly wounded; IL ball
shattered my Icii l"m. 1 Ivy on the
ground not iar from Cemetery Ridgc,
auh a.. Grn~rnl ice or1orci his retreat,
u" .urn nlH Oida> - rode near me. As
tnry came ol0mG recognized him, and,
n"UGh lMht from CNpOsuTu and loss Of
b"ot, raised UP NY hands, looked
Lee III the lace, Aud shouted Us loud rs
could, 'iiuvr,n foT The Uaion" The
General ilcar Ar, !coicd, stopped his
horse, di&m0untcd, nnd came coward
me. ! ouulv&a that | at lirsy Thought he
meant 10 XII IAN. But as he cr.ac I'D
he I"ukcd uo"u III me with Such sad
expression upon his face that I'll fear
lett me, "nd | wondered what he was
about. lie rAt2ndrd iis hand to me,
"n' @ta>pin& nliuo hrnly and looking
n%hi udU my eyes, IHid: 'Wy son, |
hope tie. yuu Will soon - we'll. If |
i,v" 1, tr"us,,!l Icals sht.i uu>rr forget
tEo look upon IIec'a luce. There lie was,
dC4vv,I,S rrtIlnE IIum u field that had
ca"t INN au,l III, cause almost thcir last
hope, yct he stopped TO say such words
as those TO WuuuI"l soldier Of the
enemy who had !auut,,i him us he passed
by! AS soon as the general had left me
| cried myself to sleep there upon the
bloody ground"